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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 06:01 AM
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Talking wheels up pic
Picture from wednesday night TNT at cecil.

Been trying to get the car to hook a 6500 rpm 2-step launch...still wrapping the tires for ~4 ft then hooks and lifts hard.

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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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How much air in the rear tires??? It looks like its killing the sidewall.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 08:11 AM
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How much air in the rear tires??? It looks like its killing the sidewall.
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
How much air in the rear tires??? It looks like its killing the sidewall.
Ditto!

Cool pic however.

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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Awesome!
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sweetness, although I agree on the sidewall comment. Ever consider stiff sidewall tires?

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looks good. my car crushes my 28" et drags(not W's like yours) even harder than that at 10.5 psi hot. then again my sixty foots at 1.51's leave a good bit to be desired,too.
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sweetness, although I agree on the sidewall comment. Ever consider stiff sidewall tires?

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I'm pretty sure I've seen that the Ws are considered stiff sidewall. That picture have very low air pressure testing something. I typically run about 10.5 lbs (entering the burnout box) but was considerably less on that run
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how is this wheels up pic. this was done on 26x10x15 et-drags with 12 psi cold.

Nice wheels up fireball. what RPM's were you leaving at ???


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Fireball, do you have an upper pan hard bar?
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Needs mo pressure! Side note, Madman do you have a pair of springs for the front Hal 90/10 setup? Talked to you bout them down at Thunder 3400-3450 lbs M6, you had mentioned how much the HAL springs vary rate wise and you had some matched sets. have you used many of the newer HAL springs?
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Originally Posted by 01-Z
Fireball, do you have an upper pan hard bar?
no

pete, that was 6500 rpm launch
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Sweet .. I think I am leaving around 6k. The 26" tires won't hold a 6500+ RPM launch ..
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Originally Posted by Fireball
no
I know, I can tell by the photo.
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why do you say that?
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Because the rearend is shifted in (towards the passenger side) and the tire buckles
outwards.
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Good catch sean/shaun/shawn didnt notice that bu it does look tucked under
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Originally Posted by 01-Z
Because the rearend is shifted in (towards the passenger side) and the tire buckles
outwards.
hmm...I'll need to look into that. Maybe have the bracket braced some
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If the car goes straight, and the tires don't rub, it's not that much of a concern(I guess)

I assume it will fatigue the metal over time, though.
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